Les8 Declaration of Independence

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The booklet Common Sense persuaded American colonists to

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want independence.

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The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was

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Thomas Jefferson.

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Who wrote Common Sense?

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Thomas Paine

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The document that announced that the American colonies were breaking away from Great Britain and explained why

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the Declaration of Independence

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Patriot volunteers who were paid and trained to be ready to fight at a minutes’ notice

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minutemen

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Rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law

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Natural rights

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A formal, written request made to an official person or organization

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petition

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To put in place by authority or force, such as a law, tax, or punishment

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Impose

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Colonists had different views on independence and ____ more urgently than ever about what to do.

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debated

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If a government fails to protect people’s ______ or basic rights, “it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it.”

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fundamental